Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Q1 2015 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.
  • February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 255 companies were registered in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is a decrease of 2.7% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 6.9% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    2015255161,156
    2014262150,722
    % change-2.7%6.9%
    Record Year 2014 (262) 2007 (166,814)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company registrations in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

    New Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    New companies in 2015787998
    New companies in 20148873101
    % change-11.4%8.2%-3.0%
    Record Year2014 (88)2015 (79)2007 (103)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    A total of 169 companies were dissolved in Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015).

    This figure is an increase of 49.6% versus the same period last year (Q1 2014). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.7% against the same period last year.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    201516989,523
    201411382,370
    % change49.6%8.7%
    Record Year 2015 (169) 2009 (108,066)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    February 2015 saw a new record in company closures in Barnsley when compared to any previous February.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Closed companies in 2015386170
    Closed companies in 2014294044
    % change31.0%52.5%59%
    Record Year2013 (43)2015 (61)2009 (93)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    Net company growth for Barnsley during the first quarter of 2015 (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015) was 86 companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)BarnsleyUK
    20158671,633
    201414968,352
    Record Year 2014 (149) 2007 (111,282)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Net Growth by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    Net growth in 2015401828
    Net growth in 2014593357
    Record Year2014 (59)2004 (53)2007 (81)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    In the first quarter of 2015, Barnsley formed 0.2% of all UK companies.

    first quarter (Jan 2015 - Mar 2015)Barnsley
    20150.2%
    20140.2%
    20130.1%
    20120.1%
    20110.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1994 (0.2%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jan, Feb & Mar 2015)

    Company Share by Month
    JanuaryFebruaryMarch
    UK formation share in 20150.2%0.2%0.2%
    UK formation share in 20140.2%0.2%0.2%
    % change-13.0%-0.3%-11.6%
    Record Year1966 (0.4%)1973 (0.2%)1994 (0.3%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The average age of a director in the first quarter of 2015 was 44.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 4.5% compared to the UK figure of 4.1%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 1.8% compared to the UK figure of 3.6%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q1 Jan-Mar 2015)

    The record first quarter for female directors in Barnsley was in 2007 when 32.7% of all directors were female.

    27.6% of all director appointments in Barnsley in the first quarter of 2015 were female. This compares to a UK average of 26.4% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Mar 2014-Mar 2015)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    BARNSLEY1.13%CONSULTING5.23%
    YORKSHIRE1.13%MANAGEMENT4.56%
    MANAGEMENT1.06%CONSULTANCY3.62%
    CARE1.00%PROPERTY2.72%
    ENGINEERING1.00%CONSTRUCTION2.19%
    CONSULTANCY0.93%CARE2.13%
    (BARNSLEY)0.93%ENGINEERING2.12%
    ELECTRICAL0.80%LONDON1.91%
    CONSTRUCTION0.73%TRADING1.88%
    PROPERTY0.73%TRANSPORT1.82%
    S0.73%ELECTRICAL1.76%
    CONSULTING0.66%DESIGN1.65%
    CONSULTANTS0.66%PROPERTIES1.63%
    PROPERTIES0.66%CO.,1.58%
    DEVELOPMENTS0.66%J1.55%
    D0.60%CONSULTANTS1.54%
    CENTRE0.60%BUSINESS1.49%
    M0.60%INVESTMENTS1.49%
    C0.60%GLOBAL1.46%
    TRAINING0.60%ASSOCIATES1.44%
    JOINERY0.60%DEVELOPMENTS1.36%
    FINANCIAL0.53%BUILDING1.31%
    BUILDING0.53%IT1.30%
    R0.53%MEDIA1.28%
    T0.53%M1.27%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied566288,953
    99999 - Dormant Company8749,474
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management5043,081
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified4329,218
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified4058,522
    41100 - Development of building projects3511,863
    43999 - Other specialised construction activities not elsewhere classified319,080
    47910 - Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet2910,200
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities2530,825
    43210 - Electrical installation246,139
    49410 - Freight transport by road2312,485
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings237,797
    74990 - Non-trading company2213,794
    56103 - Take-away food shops and mobile food stands228,607
    45200 - Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles195,392
    74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified1919,098
    56302 - Public houses and bars186,355
    68209 - Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate1711,600
    62090 - Other information technology service activities1712,862
    96020 - Hairdressing and other beauty treatment176,815

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    09389666 ACP LOGISTICS LIMITED 15 Jan 2015
    09394402 VISTO HELP HANDS CARE LIMITED 19 Jan 2015
    09371871 4X4 FEST LTD 02 Jan 2015
    09373812 T J SHEEHAN LIMITED 05 Jan 2015
    09377170 TUBEFORE ENTERPRISES LIMITED 07 Jan 2015
    09380372 PODCAST WEBSITES LTD 08 Jan 2015
    09382351 SS DATA SERVICES LIMITED 09 Jan 2015
    09382848 INSPIRATIONAL ENGLAND LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09392666 FLYING DRAGON TRADING COMPANY LIMITED 16 Jan 2015
    09399027 KALEIDOSCOPE HR CONSULTING LIMITED 21 Jan 2015
    09406546 CADBERT JOINERY LTD 26 Jan 2015
    09401190 TONYWRIGHT.CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD 22 Jan 2015
    09411706 ALL ABOUT PUBS LTD 28 Jan 2015
    09411225 4FRONT THEATRE 28 Jan 2015
    OC397825 BIG PIG MEDIA LLP 29 Jan 2015
    09375976 IAN COLLINS ENTERPRISES LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09410543 PAWAN CONSULTANCY LIMITED 28 Jan 2015
    09374659 OASIS UNITED LTD 06 Jan 2015
    09382768 JEEVS & VT LIMITED 12 Jan 2015
    09385122 SIGNA TANKS LTD 12 Jan 2015
    09387510 RIGHT WAY & ASSOCIATES LTD 14 Jan 2015
    09388002 OLD MILL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 14 Jan 2015
    09389188 INSIDE LEADERSHIP LTD 14 Jan 2015
    OC397532 A SHADE GREENER DEBT (4) LLP 15 Jan 2015
    09395283 ENGAGE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS LIMITED 19 Jan 2015